Tuesday's high winds toppled portable toilet near Fermi 2

About five gallons of chemical toilet liquid spilled on the ground after the toilet was knocked over, according to a company statement.

A portable toilet toppled over on the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant property near Newport during the high winds Tuesday evening.

The spill was discovered about 8:40 p.m. that evening.

“About five gallons of chemical toilet liquid spilled on the ground but did not reach storm drains or waterways,” according to a statement issued Wednesday by John J. Austerberry, DTE Energy spokesman. “Cleanup began immediately and has been completed.”

In the meantime, plant personnel notified Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Monroe County Health Department and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the chemical spill.

Monroe County was under High Wind Warning conditions at the time, with peak wind gusts in Monroe recorded at 41 mph, according to the National Weather Service.